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Inventop Announces ProximityMail 1.0
Posted Thursday, June 13, 2002 by PDA Center

CONTACT:
Virginie Glaenzer
Chief Executive Officer
Inventop Software Corporation
Phone: (650) 369-4650
Email: vg@proximitymail.com

PRESS RELEASE
June, 11, 2002
INVENTOP ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF PROXIMITYMAIL, THE WORLD'S FIRST
BLUETOOTH NETWORK FOR PDAs.

Redwood City, CA- June 11th, 2002- Inventop (www.proximitymail.com), a pioneer in the emerging Bluetooth networking space, today announced
availability of ProximityMail 1.0, a collaborative communications
application for Bluetooth PDAs that enhances the way localized
communities of people network, communicate, and collaborate.

ProximityMail turns PDAs into a localized community-messaging network. It is built on a technology platform called BluePing Network, which turns groups of Bluetooth PDAs into a spontaneous "random area network" without any additional infrastructure -and extends the effective range of Bluetooth.

ProximityMail facilitates community building, professional networking, and relationship building wherever groups of people are gathered (eg. tradeshows, conferences, ballgames, political events, etc.) Users can create and subscribe to groups, broadcast or send private messages and thereby easily initiate contacts with other people in the same geographical proximity. Unlike other point-to-point networking or messaging products, such as SMS, IM, or email, ProximityMail allows users to communicate anonymously to groups of users, without knowing a specific user's PDA Id, phone number or email address.

"The release of Inventop's Proximity Mail is an exciting milestone in their Bluetooth program development," said John Doub, director of Socket Communication Inc.'s Empowering Mobility Partner Program and wireless advocate. Empowering Mobility Partners are able to use Socket's Drakar Bluetooth Software Stack API, included as a part of their Bluetooth development kit, to create a wide variety of applications. "Proximity Mail demonstrates how an application can be used to create a small local community of Bluetooth wireless technology users without compromising user privacy. Socket continues to work with Inventop to advocate the use of Proximity Mail which can speed the adoption of Bluetooth technology." ProximityMail turns your Bluetooth-enabled PDA into a powerful community-messaging device. So who's using it? Business travelers, business
development managers and sales professionals use ProximityMail to get ahead at networking events like conferences and trade shows. And of course, trade show organizers and exhibitors use ProximityMail to carry out their proximity promotional campaigns. At wireless "hot spots", such as your local mall or airport, ProximityMail provides the perfect link to coupons and essential promotional information.

In short, if you are a human being with a need to connect with other
human beings, using a Bluetooth-enabled PDA you'll love using ProximityMail. Inventop focuses on serving the needs of PDA manufacturers, Bluetooth Compact Flash Card vendors and wireless product resellers. "We are very excited about the release of this product and the interest received thus far," said Virginie Glaenzer, CEO. "We believe this product will take networking to the next level, allowing individuals to connect with others in an given area. This will be of particular benefit in trade shows, airports,
hot spots, shopping malls and stadiums."

About Inventop

Inventop Software Corporation was formed in Redwood City, California in 1998. The company is a privately funded company. Its mission is to provide wireless applications and technologies that naturally and spontaneously connect people, information and services using PDA devices. More information and a trial version of the software is available at www.proximitymail.com

About Socket
Socket Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCKT, PSE: SOK), the Mobile
Connection Company, provides the broadest range of connection products for Windows Powered handheld computers, including Bluetooth cards, wireless LAN cards, digital phone cards, 56K modem cards, and Ethernet cards. Socket also provides bar code scanning products and peripheral connection serial cards for laptops and other mobile devices as well as embedded interface chips and Bluetooth modules for third-party products. Socket products are Mobility Friendly(tm), leading the market with the smallest footprint and most Battery Friendly(r) in their class, while being easy to install, use
and maintain. Socket products work with handheld devices made by leading handheld manufacturers, including, Hewlett Packard, Toshiba, Casio, NEC, and Palm. Socket also works closely with Microsoft and with mobile phone manufacturers, including Nokia, Ericsson, and Motorola, to ensure smooth interoperability between the companies' product lines. Socket is headquartered in Newark, California, and can be reached at (510) 744-2700,or on the Internet at www.socketcom.com.
## "Proximity Mail" and BluePing" are Inventop trademarks. "Drakar" is a Socket trademark. ##